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From: de5@STC06.CTD.ORNL.GOV (SILL D E)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: First look at FrameMaker 2.1X
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Date: 16 Jul 90 14:35:49 GMT
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I saw--and played with--a beta copy of FrameMaker 2.1X last Friday.
This is one *hot* product.

Big improvements since 1.3X, the first X-based FrameMaker, include
color, fully scalable fonts (by 1/10th point up to 400 pts), and a
Motif interface.  My major 1.3X annoyance--captive requestors a la
Macintosh--has been fixed.

Lots of other things have been improved, but I only had a short chance
to play with it and I'm currently workstationless :-(.  The formula
support looked pretty good (was that in 1.3X?) and I'm told it's
much improved, but I'm not up on mathematical typesetting.

Pester your rep for a demo copy today.  They still plan on shipping it
Aug/Sep, I believe.

--
Dave Sill (de5@ornl.gov)		These are my opinions.
Martin Marietta Energy Systems
Workstation Support